Orlando Magic vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/3/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Orlando Magic are en route to Target Center on Friday where they will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Magic played the 76ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-94 in their last game. Orlando ended having earned a 37.9% FG percentage (33 of 87) and made 6 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Magic made 22 of their 29 shots for a rate of 75.9%. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 46 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 assists in this matchup while creating 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the field on 34 out of 78 shooting. Philadelphia earned 27 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Philadelphia had 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Philadelphia ended up shooting 88.5% from the charity stripe by making 23 of 26 tries. They made 14 out of their 35 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Magic walked away with 21 and the 76ers racked up 24 fouls.

Markelle Fultz is one player who was a factor in the matchup. Fultz ended up shooting 63.6% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-32 for the season. They are averaging 110.9 points per game (27th in basketball) while hitting 47.1% from the floor. The Magic are connecting on 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (565 of 1,621) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 42.6 boards per game and has earned 1,174 dimes this year, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.4 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 24th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,352 surrendered for the season. The Magic are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (2,156 of 4,547) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 34.9% on shots from distance and they are 17th in the league in PPG allowed (114.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 119-114 when they played the Warriors. The Timberwolves were able to snag 43 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 53 in the game. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Warriors earned 24 personal fouls for the game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 54.2%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota made 14 of their 50 tries (28.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Timberwolves ended up going 46 for 106 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4%. The Timberwolves permitted the Warriors to convert 38 of their 91 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.8% in the matchup. They went 31.4% from downtown via 11 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 34 from the free throw line (79.4%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Minnesota permitted Golden State to collect 58 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

D'Angelo Russell ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves for this game. He converted 11 of 23 in the game for a field goal rate of 47.8%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Russell had 29 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Minnesota has a mark of 28-26 so far this year. As an offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 49.1% from the floor, which ranks 4th in the league. Minnesota has tallied 6,218 points this season (115.1 per contest) and they average 41.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per contest (13th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.8 times per contest. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 21.9 fouls per game and they shoot 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense gives up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (701 of 1,914) and opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.4 assists and 44.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 15th and 24th in the league. The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.0. They are able to force 16.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (6th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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